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1997 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1997 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/16/1997 Jeff Gordon Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/23/1997 Jeff Gordon Goodwrench Service 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/2/1997 Rusty Wallace Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway
3/9/1997 Dale Jarrett PRIMESTAR 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/23/1997 Dale Jarrett TranSouth Financial 400 Darlington Raceway
4/6/1997 Jeff Burton Interstate Batteries 500 Texas Motor Speedway
4/13/1997 Jeff Gordon Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
4/20/1997 Jeff Gordon Goodys Headache Powder 500 (April) Martinsville Speedway
5/4/1997 Mark Martin Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Sears Point Raceway
5/10/1997 Mark Martin Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway
5/25/1997 Jeff Gordon Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/1/1997 Ricky Rudd Miller 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
6/8/1997 Jeff Gordon Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway
6/15/1997 Ernie Irvan Miller 400 Michigan Speedway
6/22/1997 Jeff Gordon California 500 Presented by NAPA California Speedway
7/5/1997 John Andretti Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/13/1997 Jeff Burton Jiffy Lube 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
7/20/1997 Dale Jarrett Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
8/2/1997 Ricky Rudd Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/10/1997 Jeff Gordon The Bud At The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/17/1997 Mark Martin DeVilbiss 400 Michigan Speedway
8/23/1997 Dale Jarrett Goodys Headache Powder 500 (August) Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/1997 Jeff Gordon Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/6/1997 Dale Jarrett Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Richmond International Raceway
9/14/1997 Jeff Gordon CMT 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
9/21/1997 Mark Martin MBNA 400 Dover Downs International Speedway
9/28/1997 Jeff Burton Hanes 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/5/1997 Dale Jarrett UAW-GM Quality 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/12/1997 Terry Labonte DieHard 500 Talladega Superspeedway
10/27/1997 Bobby Hamilton ACDelco 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/2/1997 Dale Jarrett Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart Phoenix International Raceway
11/16/1997 Bobby Labonte NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway